THE COVE.
A Condensed Record of Recent Interesting
Happenings.
July 2, 1S9Q.
II. II. Fronch lias commenced baling
hay and will soon finish up last
year's crop.
Mr. Chas McDapicl, who passed the
winter at Eugene, attending" the State
University, has returned home.
Mr. Bert Denton, who has been
working for Mr. Shirley, started Mon
day for the Sound, and will try his for
tune at Fairhaven.
The La Grande basoballists failed
to put in an appearance last Sunday
and thus saved themselves from dis
astrous defeat.
Soveral Cove fanners say that their
grain fields never were in a more
flourishing condition, and that they
should have splendid crops this fall.
Mr. P. A. Millard, father of Edward
Millard of Cove, died a few days since
at his homo in Lake Mills, Wisconsin.
Mr. Millard was in Covo on a visit to
his son several years ago.
M. 1$. Uees in connection with his
butcher shop is running a peddling
wagon through the Cove and on the
ridge. This will be a great conven
inco to the fanning community.
Mr. Geo. E. Foster and family, of
Wallowa county, arc visiting relatives
in Cove. George had the good for
tune to lose a valuable horse, of moun
tain fever, just before leaving home.
Jesse Jewell commenced carrying
the mail between Cove and Union last
Tuesday, lie leaves promptly at 7 "30
a. m. Mr. Robinson still drives a daily
passenger and freight hack to and
from the depot.
The public school closed last Friday
with a very interesting programme,
in which the scholars acquitted them
selves with much credit. Teachers for
this fall have not yet been engaged
and the exact time for opening school
has not been decided upon.
From present indications there wil
bo a grand exodus from Cove to Rig
creek on the Fourth. The boys do
not know whether to go to Rig creek
with the band or spend the day at
Summerville, and compete for tho
baseball prize.
Mrs. Judd Gecr returned from a visit
among relatives in New York, Monday.
Had she not suffered a delay in Chica
go, tho return trip tt'oltld have beeil
made in four days, or with about the
speed traveled by Geo. Francis Train
in his recent tour around tho world.
The census enumerators, Messrs.
Eugene Conklin and Eugene Holmes,
have completed their labors and
straightened themselves out from an
interrogation mark shape. Tho next
time they receive a like appointment
thoy will demand fifty dollars per diem,
for their services as a just recompense
for such toil.
Additional particulars of the drown
ing of Charles Kelley near Stone City,
""Iowa, have been received. It seems
ho was attempting to ride across a
jsmall creek, swollen by recent rains,
when he got beyond his depth, and
horse and rider disappeared. Help
was at hand, but nothing moro was
seen till an hour later. He was then
dragged from tho water, still holding
to tho horn of tho saddle. Every at
tempt was made at resuscication, but
to no avail. Tho deceased was a good
swimmer, but either became frightened
or mado a mistake by holding to tho
horn. Only a few days beforo ho got
into tho water at the same placo and
had a narrow escape from drowning.
REDUCED RATES
Over the U. P. Railroad to Various Meet
ings to be Held Soon.
Rates on tho Certificate Plan have been
mado for meetings specitled below:
Passengers paying full fare going will bo
returned at one fifth faro on Certificates
signed by tho secretary of tho meeting as
per Rate Circular No. 1$ 37, 1600.
Meeting of Grand Lodge A, 0. U, AV. at
Astoria, July 8th to 15th, inclusive, 1&90,
(From stations In Oregon and Washington
sell to Portland only.) Newton Clark,
grand recorder, will sign certificates.
For tho Mardi Gras to bo held at Ogdcn,
Juno 30th to July 5th. 1690, round trip
tickets, will bo sold, form L 101, from Union
to Ogdcn, at tho rate of ono first class
limited or unlimited faro, as tho caso may
be. Agents westof Huntington will sell on
Juno 123 to 30th, Inclusive. Agents east of
Huntington Inclusive, will sell on June 20th
to July 1st, Inclusive. 1600. Limit tickets
returning up to and Including July 10th,
1690,
A. E. ELLIS, Act.
Cooper Shop.
S.
11. Ayles proprietor, manufacturer of
butter barrels and kecs. A good supply al
ways on hand. Shop ut Union depot, Un
ion county, Oregon. 6-22-tf.
Wanted!
To exchange goods for 30 cords of wood.
If T 11 lfUulm.
EAGLE VALLEY.
A Record of Recent Inter
esting: Happenings.
FARMERS AND STOCKRAISERS.
Recent Mining Discoveries-Narrow Escape
From Drowning-Social Notes.
New Bmdui:, June 25, INK).
Now is tho time to buy hay and
get first chance for feeding grounds.
All the ranchers have stopped hay
ing to-day on account of rainy weath
er. Mrs. W. W. Kirby will start to-morrow
to Iowa to sec a sister who is sick
and not expected to live.
Mr. Ron Longley has just returned
from the east where he disposed of
8000 head of mutton sheep. lie started
another band since he got back home
and will rest for a few days.
Ruyers are in tho valley most every
day purchasing beef cattle for tho
Portland and other markets. There
will boa largo amount of cattle stall
fed here next month.
Our people will attend celebrations
of the fourth at Rig creek, Pine valley
and Cornucopia. Wo will have our
Harvest Homo picnic in August
and hope to have tho best time in the
world.
Union should feel well disposed to
ward tho eastern part of the county
for standing by it in the county seat
contest. Wo proposed to let tho hon
est taxpayers act in tho matter and
not a lot of scalawags. I think tho
troublo is over, let us all unite now in
building up a prosperous county.
Wo are very thankful to tho county
court for the commencement of a
bridge across Powder river at Swisher's
ford. We never expect to have an
other judge that will stand by the tax
payers like O. P. Goodall has done.
He has been a friend to the honest
toilers. Wait till two years roll around
and wc will see how the matter stands.
We hope our new judge will be as
efficient.
Lew Jennings, O. S. Ruckland and
others have struck tho richest quartz
that ha? ever been found in this coun
try. It is situated about 8 miles west
of tho Valley on the south side of the
river we arc in hopes that other good
ledges will be found. K,
Eaolk Vam.ky, Juno 28, 1890.
The sick list is blank.
The strawberry season has passed.
Wc have an excellent school in this
valley.
Plenty of fruit is expected in Eagle
valley.
We expect to have a shoo shop soon,
which wo need very badly.
Mr. Frank Craig returned home on
June 27th, from Missouri.
Tomatoes are in blossom. Young
potatoes are large enough to cat.
Tho range in this section is better
than it has been for years and stock is
doing well.
Our postollice has a new cabinet
which improves the appearance of the
room somewhat.
Now and rich gold mines are re
ported to have been discovered on
Powder river above Eaglo valley.
Tho hay crop will yield about three
tons to tho acre, and some of our farm
ers expect to get three crops this year.
Some of tho energetic farmers of
this valley havo put up water wheels
to turn grindstones and do tho churn
ing. Mr. Lester Holcomb returned from
Missouri about two weeks ago where
ho has been Belling horses. Ho roportB
hard times in that section.
Mr J. G. Thompson, an old pioneer
of this valley, but who has been living
at Prairie City for some time, returned
and mado us a visit recently.
Mr. A. T. Neill and a Scotchman,
who camo up from Union, while at
tempting to cross Powder river wcro
so unfortunate as to tip tho buggy
over in tho water. Mr. Neill managed
to get out of tho water, in some way,
and tho other gent baved tho team
and buggy. It was a. narrow escape
for both men and team.
NEWTON BRADFORD.
Lost A Pocket Boole,
On June 22, lfcflO, somewhere between the
1'ru.bstel bridge and La Grande, a black
pocket book, containing V0 one ten and
two twenty-dollar bills. I will give f 10 to
anyone who will return it to me or Icare
the same at the Island City bank.
K. A. WILLS.
G-2C-U Summerville. Or.
HOW WE WENT TO CHURCH.
Churches and Church Matters as they Ex
ist in the Sunny South.
n.U.Kldlt, N
C.
Editou Oukoon gcour:
Appropriately following our last let
ter, perhaps an account of our going to '
church on a particular Sunday, and a
description of the building
not bo uninteresting to our
itself may
renders.
About four miles from where wo
were stopping, stauds an old Presbyte
rian church, which was the only
church in that half of the county. On
a bright and beautiful Sunday morn
ing in April, a gentleman of energy
and kind intentions determined that
our settlement should bo represented
at that church. About nino o'clock, a
mule team hitched to a lumber box
wagon, and driven by a black man,
camo to our door. Eight cliairs wcro
placed in tho wagon and eight persons
were placed on the chairs. The wagon
was without springs, the chairs with
out cushion, and tho road without
stones, but yet very rough ; mado so
by roots and rains. It was not a high
way, simply a track through the woods.
Hence, rough as it was, wo must uso it,
and that too without tho luxury of
grumbling nbout Commissioners or
Path Masters. "Do you know how to
go to tho old saw mill?" was a ques
tion put to the negro driver. "Yes sah,
I knows dat road." And so wo jolted
along for a couple of miles, in a quiet
contemplation of the beauties of Na
ture. At the end of two miles we be
came certain that our driver knew how
to loso himself and his load much bet
ter than he knew how to find the old
saw mill. However, by tlio use of a
little know and more gues6, wo found
tho old saw mill, and pushed on to
church without further adventure.
We found the people assembled and
services begun. The pastor was giving
a record or report of tho work of tho
church, .its ihcreaso, etc., during tho
past year. The record of money con
tributed to benevolent work, and the
number of persons admitted to the
church in tho year, were such as to
honor a large and wealthy church, arid
ono which enjoys tho services of a pas
tor for tho whole time, And yet this
church, without rich members, is com
posed largely of scattered farmers just
living from their farms, and enjoys a
preaching service only twice each
month. A half of a pastor is hotter
than none; sometimes perhaps better
tlmu a whole one.
Tho church building itself is worthy
of a special description. It stands in
one of the lovlicst spots Naturo can
make. Upon a knoll slightly elevated
above tho surrounding plain, which in
turn is tho bottom of a bowl liko am- j
phitheatre, stands a two story, nearly I
square, plain weather beaten building.
Without steeple of any kind, and until
quite recently without chimney. Near
tho west side of the building, a bell is
elevated upon a post about half tho
height of the building.
Man has erected a Bhelter within
which to worship God. God has sur
rounded it with beauties beyond tho
conceptions of man. The little hills
around ; the shady glen with its spring
of pure water; tho llowers and tho
treen, to-day white with the dogwood
blossom; and the beautiful quiet of tho
solemn resting pluco of tho deud, all
combine to form a picture from tho !
hand of the Divine Artist which cannot
soon bo forgotton.
This church edifice was erected boforo
the war. It has six entrance doors;
four for tho white people and two to
tho galleries for the slaves. Tho col
ored pcoplo and tho whites now havo i
tncirown scperato cnurcnesuut oeioro
tho civil war, the slaves must some
times go with their musters; and then
they must go into the gallery by them
selves. The floor will seat about thico
hundred persons, and on this Sunday
was well filled. Tho outsido has been
painted, but nop lint brush over touched
the interior. Floors, seats, walls,
ceiling, gallery fronts, casings, doors
and windows, aro of tho best Southorn
Pine. Columns ten inches square, of
handsome curled pine, and somo with
out a crack, support the galleries. Tho
walls and ceiling aro covered with
heurt boards ten and twelvo inches
wide, so thoroughly seasoned beforo
being used that very few joints havo
opened enough to admit a knife blade.
This building was all done by hand
labor ; evidently tho labor of an honest
love for the cause.
Tho people would not build poorly
in their work; they could not build
poorly in matcriul ; for this splendid
old pine was all they had with which
to build. It cost thoin but little; but
if somo fairy could in a night transport
to any of our readers tho lumber in tho
Interior of that attractive old church,
it would make you rich. Ago has
spread a rich mantle of brown over tho
whole. Good men have preached with
in theso wulls to the passing genera-1
tions. Good men and women havo i
sung and prayed there and havo been
curried thence to their last homo. It I
is unpretentious; but beautiful in its'
surroundings and in its whole; and
dear to the hearts of tho pcoplo who
come from far and near, twice each
month to worship the Creator of all
beauty.
J, T. PATRICK.
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Round Trip Tickets, Unlimited - f?.'!0.00
Children, under 1:2 years - Half Fare
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Ocn'l Trallle Manager. I Gen'l, Ticket Agt,
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Tii i;ot Agent, I'nion, Or.
LUMBER for SALE
at the High Valley
Saw Mill.
All kinds of lumber constantly on hand
or furnithcil on uhurt notice. Price cheap
tin tho cheapest.
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r. chapman,
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